NEXTSat
Mission type | Technology |
---|---|
Operator | DARPA |
COSPAR ID | 2007-006C |
SATCAT no. | 30774 |
Mission duration | 4 months |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | RS-300 |
Manufacturer | Ball Aerospace |
Launch mass | 224 kilograms (494 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 9 March 2007, 03:10 (2007-03-09UTC03:10Z) UTC |
Rocket | Atlas V 401 AV-013 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
Contractor | United Launch Alliance |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Decommissioned |
Deactivated | 21 July 2007 (2007-07-22) |
Decay date | 21 April 2023 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Eccentricity | 0.00058 |
Perigee altitude | 490 kilometers (300 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 498 kilometers (309 mi) |
Inclination | 46.0 degrees |
Period | 94.5 minutes |
Epoch | 8 May 2007, 22:10:00 UTC[1] |
NEXTSat, or Next Generation Satellite and Commodities Spacecraft (NEXTSat/CSC) was an American technology demonstration satellite which was operated as part of the Orbital Express programme. It was used as a target spacecraft for a demonstration of autonomous servicing and refueling operations performed by the ASTRO satellite.[2] Launched in March 2007, it was operated for four months, and then deactivated in orbit.
NEXTSat was launched by United Launch Alliance on an Atlas V 401 rocket; serial number AV-013. The launch occurred at 03:10 UTC on 9 March 2007, from Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.[3] The launch was contracted by the Space Test Program to launch the STPSat-1 spacecraft, and was named STP-1. It also deployed ASTRO; as well as FalconSAT-3, CFESat and MidSTAR-1.[2] The launch marked the first time United Launch Alliance had launched an Atlas V, the type having previously been operated by International Launch Services.
NEXTSat was a 224-kilogram (494 lb) spacecraft,[2] which was built by Ball Aerospace around the RS-300 satellite bus.[4] It was operated in low Earth orbit; on 9 March 2007, it had a perigee of 490 kilometres (300 mi), an apogee of 498 kilometres (309 mi), 46.0 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 94.49 minutes.[5] After completing operations, the ASTRO and NEXTSat spacecraft were separated, and ASTRO performed a separation burn. On 21 July 2007, NEXTSat was deactivated. As of 2007[update], it was expected to remain in orbit until around 2012.[6] The satellite decayed from orbit on 21 April 2023.[7]
References
- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Trajectory Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ a b c Krebs, Gunter. "NEXTSAT/CSC". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Ball: RS-300". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ Clark, Stephen (23 July 2007). "Satellite in-space servicing demo mission a success". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ "OE (NEXTSAT)". N2YO.com. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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